Example Sentences

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To make coddled eggs, you'll need, as the name suggests, an egg coddler.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

Start by generously buttering the inside of the coddler, then add a cracked egg.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

Such humility was endearing, but Zinsser was not a coddler.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2015

No coddler of employees, Crown Zellerbach thinks workers should shoulder more responsibility.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Duncan, I am not a coddler any more than you are.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)